06.18.15
Imec unveiled an advanced power model that provides a realistic prediction of the power consumption of today’s and future cellular base stations, which are vital to the mobile networks used by millions of people worldwide each day.
The model supports a broad range of operating conditions and cellular base station types, covering both conventional and disruptive base station architectures, and incorporates hardware technology forecasts. The model is available as a free, online web tool for network providers and the research community.
Today’s mobile networks consume a tremendous amount of power. To support the burgeoning growth of communications networks in a sustainable and economically viable way, GreenTouch was founded in 2010, with the goal of fundamentally transforming communications and data networks, including the Internet, and significantly reducing the carbon footprint of ICT devices, platforms and networks.
Imec, a member of the consortium from the start, has been focusing its R&D on the power consumption of the cellular base station. Base stations currently consume more than 80% of the total mobile network. And this number will only rise with increases in data traffic and support of new services for 5G and the Internet of Things.
To enhance the energy efficiency of the base stations, imec developed a power model to quantitatively forecast the power consumption of today’s and future cellular base stations. The algorithmic tool supports the development of more energy flexible base stations and the realization of more energy efficient networks.
The model supports a broad range of operating conditions and cellular base station types, covering both conventional and disruptive base station architectures, and incorporates hardware technology forecasts. The model is available as a free, online web tool for network providers and the research community.
Today’s mobile networks consume a tremendous amount of power. To support the burgeoning growth of communications networks in a sustainable and economically viable way, GreenTouch was founded in 2010, with the goal of fundamentally transforming communications and data networks, including the Internet, and significantly reducing the carbon footprint of ICT devices, platforms and networks.
Imec, a member of the consortium from the start, has been focusing its R&D on the power consumption of the cellular base station. Base stations currently consume more than 80% of the total mobile network. And this number will only rise with increases in data traffic and support of new services for 5G and the Internet of Things.
To enhance the energy efficiency of the base stations, imec developed a power model to quantitatively forecast the power consumption of today’s and future cellular base stations. The algorithmic tool supports the development of more energy flexible base stations and the realization of more energy efficient networks.